Nemours Children's Health, Lakeland1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd.Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, Suite ALakeland, FL 3380328.0593298-81.9549898Secondary
In the 1970s, I was a nuclear engineering student at University of Michigan and then worked on professional staff on the U.S. Senate Environment Subcommittee. It wasn’t until 1975 that I decided a career in medicine would fulfill my desire to use scientific information to solve problems to truly help people.
Why I Treat Children
I thoroughly enjoy children – even the tough ones are loveable. It’s easy to connect with kids, and give them my full attention.
What I'm Passionate About
Helping a child get well is what I’m passionate about. It may sound corny, but when I look into the eyes of a child I see beyond the disease, to the child's soul.
Make A Difference
For me, we have two sets of patients – the child and the family. It’s my goal to be helpful to both.
What I Do For Fun
I enjoy sailing, photography, scuba diving, bike riding, music composition, playing jazz trombone and classical cello. I’m married and have three sons.
Pediatrics
- Massachusetts General Hospital for Children,
1988
Residency
Pediatrics
- Michigan State University,
1986
Internal Medicine
- Michigan State Univ. College of Human Medicine,
1980
Medical/Dental School
MD
- Michigan State University College,
1979
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics/Gastroenterology
American Board of Pediatrics/General Pediatrics
Insurance Accepted
Accountable Health Plans PPO
Aetna Better Health FL Medicaid and Healthy Kids
Aetna HMO/POS/PPO/EPO
AmeriHealth Caritas Florida (FKA Prestige Health Choice)
AvMed
Beech Street
Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida Blue Select
Blue Cross and Blue Shield HMO
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Non HMO
Cigna & Great West HMO/POS Open Access
Cigna & Great West PPO/EPO
Community Care Plan Medicaid
Corporate Medical Network Global International PPO FL
Employers Health Network PPO
Evolutions Healthcare
First Health Aetna PPO/EPO
Florida Medicaid
Florida Medicare
HUMANA HEALTHY HORIZONS (FKA HUMANA MEDICAID)
Health First Health Plans
Humana HMO/POS
Humana PPO/EPO
Molina Healthcare Medicaid
Multiplan PPO
Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO ORL
Prime Health Services PPO Specialty Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Simply Healthcare Healthy Kids
Simply Healthcare Medicaid HMO
Star Healthcare Network
Sunshine SMI/CMS 19 & 21
Sunshine State Health Plan Medicaid
Three Rivers Provider Network
Tricare/Humana Military Health Services
United Healthcare Commercial Products
United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid HMO
Vivida Health Medicaid FL
Volusia Health Network PPO/EPO
Celiac Disease
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Feeding Disorders
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Research Activities
Besides research in nutrition, autism, liver disease and other aspects of gastroenterology, I have been helping to define the field of “biomedical acoustics.” Here we use special sensors to merely “listen” to our patients with computerized analysis to diagnose a range of medical problems.
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